Ilha do Guajiru, Brazil

Freestyle

17 – 21st november 2020

Status

Finished

What's happening

Livestream Archive

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That’s a Wrap for the Qatar Airways GKA Big Air ...

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Jul 4

That’s a Wrap for the Qatar Airways GKA Big Air World Championships! What a spectacular event it was. We are beyond happy to have crowned 5 new World Champions, and to have experienced a truly unique event that brought together the industry, riders and the community like never before.

If you missed any of the action, don’t forget that you can head to our Youtube channel and re-watch the live stream from the event.

We would like to thank our sponsors, athletes, crew and the kite community for making this such a special event.

📸 @samuucardenas
@gkakiteworldtour
@qatarairways
@visitqatar
@porsche
@porsche_iberica
@samsungespana
@fuwairit_kite_beach
@ayuntamientocadiz
@cadizturismo
@diputaciondecadiz
@andaluciajunta
@universo_tarifa
@turismoand

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The men’s strapless discipline was run this ...

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Jul 2

The men’s strapless discipline was run this afternoon at Balneario beach to close up this final day of competition in Tarifa, where @airtoncozzolino was crowned World Champion. Newcomer @gabrielbmbenetton came in 2nd, and @Lorenzo.casati05 placed 3rd.

The final results for the Women’s Twin-tip discipline which ran this morning are:

1st @mikaili_sol
2nd @zarahoogenraad
3rd @nathalie_lambrecht
4th @micpilk

📸 @samuucardenas
@gkakiteworldtour
@qatarairways
@visitqatar
@porsche
@porsche_iberica
@samsungespana
@fuwairit_kite_beach
@ayuntamientocadiz
@cadizturismo
@diputaciondecadiz
@andaluciajunta
@universo_tarifa
@turismoand

#gkakiteworldtour #gkabigairworldchampionships #gkakiteexpo #gkatarifa #gkaawards #kitesurfing #kiteboarding #hydrofoilfreestyle #gkabigair #qatarairways #visitqatar #gkaxqa #saboreatulibertad #cervezaElÁguila #thefreestyle #fuwairitkitebeach

We are heading into the strapless men’s quarter ...

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Jul 2

We are heading into the strapless men’s quarter finals, and although the wind conditions have dropped slightly, the riders together with the race crew have to decided to continue.

Don’t forget that you can follow everything live over on our website, Youtube or Facebook.

📸 @samuucardenas
@gkakiteworldtour
@qatarairways
@visitqatar
@porsche
@porsche_iberica
@samsungespana
@fuwairit_kite_beach
@ayuntamientocadiz
@cadizturismo
@diputaciondecadiz
@andaluciajunta
@universo_tarifa
@turismoand

#gkakiteworldtour #gkabigairworldchampionships #gkakiteexpo #gkatarifa #gkaawards #kitesurfing #kiteboarding #hydrofoilfreestyle #gkabigair #qatarairways #visitqatar #gkaxqa #saboreatulibertad #cervezaElÁguila #thefreestyle #fuwairitkitebeach

@mikaili_sol claims the 2022 Qatar Airways GKA Big...

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Jul 2

@mikaili_sol claims the 2022 Qatar Airways GKA Big Air Twin-tip World Title! All the female athletes showed just how hard they are working to push the Big Air discipline and put on a spectacular performance today at Balneario beach. Congratulations!

The final results are:

1st @mikaili_sol
2nd @zarahoogenraad
3rd @nathalie_lambrecht
4th @Micpilk

📸 @samuucardenas
@gkakiteworldtour
@qatarairways
@visitqatar
@porsche
@porsche_iberica
@samsungespana
@fuwairit_kite_beach
@ayuntamientocadiz
@cadizturismo
@diputaciondecadiz
@andaluciajunta
@universo_tarifa
@turismoand

Good morning from Tarifa! It’s been an early ...

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Jul 2

Good morning from Tarifa! It’s been an early start this morning as the riders were on the beach for the 7.45 am skipper’s meeting.

Women’s twin-tip is first in sequence, followed by Men’s Strapless. Be sure to tune in to our live stream now and follow all the action on our website, Facebook or Youtube.

📸 @samuucardenas
@gkakiteworldtour
@qatarairways
@visitqatar
@porsche
@porsche_iberica
@samsungespana
@fuwairit_kite_beach
@ayuntamientocadiz
@cadizturismo
@diputaciondecadiz
@andaluciajunta
@universo_tarifa
@turismoand

#gkakiteworldtour #gkabigairworldchampionships #gkakiteexpo #gkatarifa #gkaawards #kitesurfing #kiteboarding #hydrofoilfreestyle #gkabigair #qatarairways #visitqatar #gkaxqa #saboreatulibertad #cervezaElÁguila #thefreestyle #fuwairitkitebeach

Congratulations to our new Qatar Airways GKA Big ...

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Jul 1

Congratulations to our new Qatar Airways GKA Big Air Strapless World Champion @capucine_delannoy
@camille_losserand in 2nd
@mikaili_sol in 3rd

Attention now shifts to the male strapless riders who will be competing tomorrow together with the Women Twin-tip riders.

📸 @samuucardenas
@gkakiteworldtour
@qatarairways
@visitqatar
@porsche
@porsche_iberica
@samsungespana
@fuwairit_kite_beach
@ayuntamientocadiz
@cadizturismo
@diputaciondecadiz
@andaluciajunta
@universo_tarifa
@turismoand

#gkakiteworldtour #gkabigairworldchampionships #gkakiteexpo #gkatarifa #gkaawards #kitesurfing #kiteboarding #hydrofoilfreestyle #gkabigair #qatarairways #visitqatar #gkaxqa #saboreatulibertad #cervezaElÁguila #thefreestyle #fuwairitkitebeach

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Super Kite Ilha do Guajiru 2020 – GKA Freestyle Super Grand Slam

The GKA are in Ilha do Guajiru, for the first Freestyle event of 2020. The SuperKite Brazil event is taking place at Hura Beach, Freestyle kite paradise! The spot is a a tidal lagoon, with flat water and kickers. Wind conditions are between 15-25 knots. This is the first freestyle event of the year and all our athletes can’t wait to get on the water!

Registered riders

Event Info

Confirmed

Yes

Contest dates

17 – 21st November 2020

Discipline

Freestyle

Country

Brazil

Spot

Ilha do Guajiru

Stars

4 stars

Prizemoney

€20.000,-

Livestream

Yes

International TV Coverage

Yes

Host/sponsor

SuperKite

Prevailing winds

Side on side onshore 15-25knots

Water conditions

Warm water, tidal river mouth, flat water and kickers.

Competition history

The GKA have been coming to Brazil for many years but this the the first GKA SuperKite event in Ilha do Guajiru.

Rulebook

Download Rulebook

Race Notice

Download Race Notice

Pre-Registration Dates

October 10th - November 6th 2020

Pre-Registration

Registration is closed. For questions please contact the Tour Manager Tom Hartmann at tom@global-kitesports.org

Event Website

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